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The list of shipwrecks in September 1850 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1850.
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The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Siren (United Kingdom). Borvena Handrik was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Hamburg.[4]
The ship ran aground on Anholt, Denmark. She was refloated but capsized 18 nautical miles (33 km) north of Anholt. Her crew were rescued by James (United Kingdom).[4]
The brig capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of five of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the brig San Pedro (Spain). Strathmore was on a voyage from Quebec City to Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire.[34]
The ship was driven ashore between the "Rock Lighthouse" and the "Red Noses", Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin.[42]
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore near New York. She was on a voyage from New York to Bremen. She was later refloated and put back to Bremen in a leaky condition.[27]
The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brigantine Charlotte (United Kingdom). Louisa was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island to Liverpool.[44][30]
The ship struck a sunken rock off Botel Tobago, off the coast of Formosa. She was abandoned the next day. Her 31 crew took to the boats and landed at "Mat-faer", Formosa. Twenty were subsequently murdered by the local inhabitants, three were taken prisoner and eight were reported missing. Larpent was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Shanghai, China.[46][47]
The ship caught fire in the Indian Ocean. She was abandoned on 18 September. Her crew were rescued on 24 September by Essex (United Kingdom). Saxon was on a voyage from London to Aden.[60][61]
The brig was driven ashore near the mouth of the Little River, Maine, United States. She was refloated on 21 September and towed in to Eastport, Maine.[23]
The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Swinebottoms, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Riga, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark for repairs.[29]
A message in a bottle from a passenger on board the ship washed up at Kingsbridge, Devon. It stated that the ship had foundered on this date and that all on board were on a raft. Doubts were expressed that this was a hoax, although the notes' author was confirmed to have been on board and his signature was confirmed as genuine. The full-rigged shipHarpley was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Australia. Subsequently proved to have been a hoax.[83][84][85]
The ship ran aground on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and put in to Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Netherlands in a leaky condition.[27]
The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft in a sinking condition.[44]
The ship ran aground on the Noordvaarder Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of the Netherlands. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Hamburg.[94]
The ship was in collision with another vessel and was beached at Saltburn, Yorkshire, United Kingdom with the loss of her captain. She subsequently became a wreck.[29]
The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Inverness to London. She was refloated.[90]
The ship sprang a leak and foundered 60 nautical miles (110 km) north of the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by Eliza Goddard (United Kingdom). Lord Keone was on a voyage from Cork to Truro, Cornwall.[101]
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 8 September. She was discovered on that date by Prince of Wales (United Kingdom) and was scuttled.[104]
The ship was driven ashore near Marstrand, Sweden before 13 September. She was on a voyage from Liepāja, Russian Empire to Schiedam, South Holland. She was consequently condemned.[27]
The ship was driven ashore at Cape Palos, Spain. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Ayr. She was refloated and resumed her voyage in a leaky condition, arriving at Ayr on 23 September.[76]
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^"Wreck of the Superb Steamer". The Standard. No. 8151. London. 26 September 1850. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^"The Wreck of the Superb". The Standard. No. 8152. London. 27 September 1850. p. 3. Retrieved 6 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive. (corrected "Courier" to "Collier")
^"Shipping Intelligence". Daily News. No. 1350. London. 21 September 1850.
^"Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 26227. London. 23 December 1850.
^"Wreck of the "Heather Bell"". Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser. Dublin. 19 October 1850.
^"Ship News". The Times. No. 20819. London. 4 June 1851. col C, p. 8.
^ abc"Ship News". The Standard. No. 8150. London. 25 September 1850.
^"Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 26241. London. 8 January 1851.
^"Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 26151. London. 24 September 1850.
^"Ship News". The Times. No. 20616. London. 9 October 1850. col F, p. 6.
^ abcd"Ship News". The Times. No. 20603. London. 25 September 1850. col D, p. 7.
^"Ship News". The Standard. No. 8158. London. 4 October 1850.
^"Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 23969. London. 5 October 1850. p. 8.
^"Ship News". The Standard. No. 8152. London. 27 September 1850.
^"Ship News". The Times. No. 20753. London. 19 March 1851. col F, p. 7.
^"Ship News". The Times. No. 20699. London. 15 January 1851. col E-F, p. 7.
^"Ship News". The Standard. No. 8203. London. 27 November 1850.
^"(untitled)". The Standard. No. 8155. London. 1 October 1850.
^"The Emigrant Ship Harpley". Daily News. London. 2 October 1850.
^"Safety of the Ship Harpley". Trewman's Exeter Flying Post. No. 4431. Exeter. 7 November 1850.
^"Ship News". The Times. No. 20635. London. 1 November 1850. col E-F, p. 7.
^"Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 2237. Liverpool. 1 November 1850.
^"Ship News". The Times. No. 20685. London. 30 December 1850. col E, p. 7.
^"Shipping Intelligence". The Aberdeen Journal. No. 5360. Aberdeen. 2 October 1850.
^"Ship News". The Times. No. 20632. London. 21 November 1850. col B, p. 3.
^Ingram, C. W. N., and Wheatley, P. O., (1936) Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936. Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association. pp. 50–51.
^"Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 24086. London. 19 February 1851. p. 8.
^"Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 24009. London. 21 November 1850. p. 8.
^"Shipping Intelligence". Daily News. No. 1405. London. 25 November 1850.